Where is God in this Mess?
October 1-3, 2010
Fee – $120 with room and board
$60 commuter(includes lunch on Saturday and Sunday)
Facilitator: Lorraine d’Entremont, SC
Retreat begins at 7:00 pm Friday and ends with lunch Sunday noon
We all live and relate in many social structures or systems, e.g., family, business, parish, town, workplace, government, committees and organizations, to name a few. The list could go on.
The Christian Future and the Fate of the Earth
September 22, October 6, 13, and 27, 2010 (Wednesday)
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee: $30
Facilitator: Vivian Mancini, SC
Thomas Berry in a series of articles, invites us to reflect on the enviromental crisis of our times from a Christian perspective. Berry’s vision of the sacredness of the earth and the interrelatedness of the earth community, is a compelling vision that calls us to the ancient Christian tradition of caring for the whole of creation. Each day will include input, reflection and sharing.
The Place of Darkness in the Spiritual Journey
October 7, 2010 (Thursday)
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee: $30
Facilitator: Becky McKenna, CND
All of us go through times of darkness when we suffer emotional pain and sometimes we wonder if God is trying to say something to us through this experience. This retreat day will consider darkness as much more than personal misfortune, but as a call to deep spiritual growth, a transformation that enables us to live and love more freely.
Earth Community, Sacred Community, Reflections and Conversations on the work of Thomas Berry
October 14, 2010, (Thursday)10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee: $30
Facilitator: Gertie Jocksch, SC
Thomas Berry’s teachings and writings have inspired a generation’s thinking about humankind’s place in the Earth Community and the Universe. The retreat day will be an opportunity to explore together the implications of Thomas Berry’s teachings in our daily life.
Workshop Reiki 1 Attunement
October 15 and 16, 2010 Friday evening, 7:00 – 9:00 pm Saturday, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Fee: $125. includes room & board Facilitator: Ellen Donovan, SC Participants will learn the history of Reiki, hand positions for giving a treatment and be attuned for Reiki 1 in two simple ceremonies. They will also receive a [...]
Elizabeth Seton Her Life and Legacy
September 14, 2010 (Tuesday)
October 19, 2010 (Tuesday)
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee: $30 per day, $55 for two days (recommended)
Facilitator: Lorraine d’Entremont, SC
Seton Spirituality Centre is named after a remarkable woman, Elizabeth Seton, founder of the Sisters of Charity in North America in 1809.
Group Spiritual Direction
September 29, October 20, November 17, 2010
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Fee: $30
Facilitator: Evelyn Williams, SC
Group Spiritual Direction is an opportunity for spiritual deepening and community support in our relationship with God. Like individual spiritual direction, group direction helps us recognize and articulate the action of God in our lives.
Restorative Justice
October 23, 2010 (Saturday)
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee: $30
Facilitator: Evelyn Williams, SC
Welcome to a conversation on Justice within the Christian Faith Community, where we will break open together the ideas of restorative, transformative and healing justice. We’ll be stirred by true stories of crime and how people wrestled with their own and their community’s response to crime.
God in Contemporary Literature
October 28, 2010 (Thursday)
November 18, 2010 (Thursday)
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Fee $30 per day, $55 for two days
Facilitator: Lorraine d’Entremont, SC
The invitation to listen for God in contemporary literature challenges us to investigate how faith and life merge in surprising ways and places.
Wisdom from the Margins
October 30, 2010 (Saturday)
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee: $30
Facilitator: Pat Wilson, SC
Often we look to spiritual guides, articles, and books for ways to help us handle the challenges of life.
